PLANS for a ‘mega chateau’ on one of the poshest streets in Wilmslow have caused uproar.

Residents are furious over the application for a sprawling multi million pound mansion to be built in the neighbourhood.

The application is the latest to trigger a protest over the recent trend for developers to replace modest homes with massive footballer-style mansions.

Recently The Edge Association demanded a public meeting in Alderley Edge to air grievances about development in the village, in particular, the rise of massive new-build homes.

A meeting is due to take place tomorrow, Friday, April 11, at Alderley Edge School for Girls at 7.30pm calling on planners to stop further applications which they claim are not in the spirit of the village development plan.

Fed up with noise and nuisance caused by construction they hope to send a firm message to planners that enough is enough. And they have threatened to demand a parish poll if their concerns are not heeded. Their battle was echoed by residents of Fletsand Road who are opposed to the latest plan for a three storey "mega chateau."

Altogether 24 residents on the road, recently listed as one of the swankiest streets in Britain, registered a protest.

Spokesman Dr Michael Dyer said: "It’s the first in a long line to radically change my neighbourhood into a mega chateaux.

"The developers refer to a 1.5 storey building but this is a three storey building, the first in the neighbourhood and if it is approved it will set a crucial precedent."

Developers Westshield Limited plan to demolish the existing post war building at 28 Fletsand Road and replace it with a modern contemporary home.

The application had been recommended for approval by planners who said the development was acceptable as the design adequately respects the street scene, spacing around properties and living standards of adjoining residents.

But faced with 24 letters of objection from residents with concerns over the house size and fears overdevelopment will spoil the character of the area councillors agreed to a site inspection before making a decision.

Councillor Wesley Fitzgerald, said: "I’m mightily concerned about this. The building in this location is far too large. If it ever gets built it will be the first in the area and there will be a rush for others to follow."

They are due to visit the site on April 18.

Afterwards Dr Dyer, said: "Let’s be very clear about this growing tide of unhappiness in many parts of the borough. It’s nothing to do with footballers and their lifestyle. have a number of close neighbours and they are welcome members of a community in which I have lived for over 20 years. Nor, of course, is there any objection to improving our housing stock, quite the contrary. No, the real problem is the wanton destruction of the character of the established residential area by overdevelopment of the site available, losing green spaces and the amenity and privacy we value. Big and contemporary might be fine but grotesque and overbearing are not."

Caroline Taylor, the agent for Westshield Ltd, claimed proposed house on Fletsand Road would not reach three stories and assured the design reflected the mixture of large properties and architectural styles in the area.

She said: "The form of the house is in keeping with the area. The storeys range from 1.5 storeys to 2.5 storeys. Its not a three storey dwelling. The highest point of the building will be incorporated into the roof. It will replace the present building with a high quality mansion."